Real traders know when to trade and when to take a break from trading. You can never trade in a chaotic or unstable state of mind. Trading emotionally will only lead to losses.
Trading is simple and at the same time hard.
Trading being simple and hard at the same time is a take-home statement for me because new traders are often more threatened or scared away with statements that emphasize the difficulties in trading, but not how simple it can be if a new trader will focus on proper learning and the process.
The new traders who fail the most are those that are in a hurry to start making profits from trading. New traders who are taking their time to actually learn the intricacies of trading, will later turn out to become the successful traders the unsuccessful traders talk off and take lessons from.